The DEA says an online application process will make studying Schedule I substances, like marijuana, more streamlined. Today the DEA announced would be streamlining the application process for research into Schedule I narcotics by taking the process online. Cannabis, in the eyes of the federal government, currently sits on that list of Schedule I narcotics…

The pendulum has swung in New Jersey, where the new governor promises to legalize recreational cannabis within 100 days, and lawmakers have a plan that would see retail dispensaries open for business before the year is out. To see how swiftly and totally American attitudes have changed on marijuana, visit New Jersey. For eight years,…

The recent “groundswell” of support for a spending bill amendment protecting state-legal marijuana proposed by Colorado Rep. Jared Polis wasn’t enough to move a powerful Congressional committee — or even a Republican from his own state serving on it. Polis attempted to push the provision known as the McClintock-Polis Amendment into the continuing resolution to…

When Nevada legalized adult use sales this past summer, the market exploded and undoubtedly flooded licensed testing labs with samples to get products on shelves. In August, roughly a month after the start of adult use sales, a Las Vegas cannabis-testing lab, G3 Labs, had their license suspended for an unknown compliance issue. “We can’t…

The fledgling cannabis industry is full of wide-eyed claims about what pot can do. Outperform your favorite energy drink? Maybe. Cure cancer? Worth a try. The biggest believers and entrepreneurs make the plant sound almost magical. Now one startup has the key to keep the science from the hype: the first-ever full map of the…